Currently, a person must be dead for at least 20 years before a statue can be commissioned but many people want one sooner.
Momentum is growing behind support for a statue of Sinéad O’ Connor in Dublin as “some rules are there to be broken”.However, Lord Mayor of Dublin James Geoghan has said an exemption should be made for the much loved singer who“Sinéad O’ Connor will be remembered as a rule breaker and trail blazer,” he said.
The hearse carrying Sinead O'Connor's body passes by crowds of well-wishers and mourners lining the Bray seafront ahead of her funeral, 08-08-2023. Image: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews “If there was ever a case of needing to break the rules, it’s for a statue for Sinéad O’Connor,” he said.Sinead O'Connor is seen at the Grammy Awards in New York City, 22-2-89. Image: Associated Press / Alamy
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